Coach of the Nigerian U-23 team that won Bronze in
the just concluded Olympic games Samson Siasia
has explained how the money given to them by
Japanese Plastic surgeon and billionaire Katsuya
Takasu was shared.
the just concluded Olympic games Samson Siasia
has explained how the money given to them by
Japanese Plastic surgeon and billionaire Katsuya
Takasu was shared.
The doctor had given the team $390,000 to share
for winning the bronze medal, Nigeria’s only medal,
at the Olympics.
Siasia also criticised the Nigerian Football
Federation for their objections to the money gifted
to the team saying that the investigations called for
by the top dogs in the federation were unnecessary.
“What actually happened is that the man was just
curious how a team that was neglected and
abandoned could arrive Rio under five hours and
defeat the Japanese team that had all they needed
and have been put together for over three years,
that was his amazement.” Siasia said explaining
what transpired.
He continued, “These guys who are saying they
want to do all manner of checks, what have they
done for us? Do you know that since we returned,
nobody from the NFF or Ministry has called us to
say that we did well. The president came and just
talked and that was it, well it is not the first time
he will be talking.
“When players don’t even have $100 dollars in
their pocket and you want to come and preach to
them.” Siasia said the entire amount of $390,000
was shared equally among all the members of the
team including the supporting staff.
“The Japanese benefactor said $200,000 and
$190,000 was supposed to be for bronze medal
and it was split among the players and officials
equally. It is not my personal money and this must
be made clear.
“What I got was what every other player of official
in the team got about $14,000 dollars each. The
man came to Salvador where we played and gave
$200,000 as draft to me and $190,000 to Mikel
because he cannot write cheque to every member
of the team, he made it simpler so that we all can
share the money and now we are paying to the
individual accounts of the boys.
“So make this issue clear to everybody that has
been following it, the money was never meant for
me or Mikel alone but for the entire team including
the doctors and other backroom staff”.
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